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- 110 Minutes
- Paramount Pictures
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated: R
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Paul Greengrass
- Written by Paul Greengrass
- Starring Allan Gildea, Carmel McCallion, Chris Villers, Gerard Crossan, James Nesbitt, Mary Moulds, Nicholas Farrell, Tim Pigott-Smith
Synopsis:
Winner of the Sundance Film Festival's Audience Award, writer-director Paul Greengass' "magnetic and impassioned" drama is a "staggering re-creation" of the events of Sunday, January 30th, 1972 when British troops clashed with unarmed protestors in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Won: Golden Berlin Bear, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Competition, 2002 Berlin International Film Festival; Best Director, Best Actor (Nesbitt), 2002 British Independent Film Awards; Audience Award: World Cinema, 2002 Sundance Film Festival
Nominated: Best Director, Best Film, 2002 European Film Awards; Best Foreign Film, 2003 Independent Spirit Awards
Review:
"A film that brings history to life with an uncanny sense of realism. It's sickeningly au courant." -- David Ansen, NEWSWEEK
(Read more)- More on Bloody Sunday:
- Profile of the director
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